Daily Weather Report - McDog, I think I need help!

Today the temperature has dropped again, to -34.

I cannot even begin to describe how cold this feels.

The weather is forecast to persist like this for at least another week.

McDog, you've lived through this sort of thing for longer than me - any tips for the Russian wimp?!

 

I find wearing a t-shirt under my normal clothes helps. You might also like to try wearing a scarf.

 

hehehe! tried, tested and even......

....dug the long-johns out today. Though I do have the problem that whichever one I choose, I can't look like anything other than a complete cnt when I wear a hat, so I have to resort to wrapping a scarf round my face and head, which makes me look a chilly cross between Zorro and the Mujahadeen.......

 

RE: hehehe! tried, tested and even......

so how long can a person actually spend outsdie in that? You're fecked without a car presumably? wouldn't fancy a trek to the bus stop.

 

I'd say fifteen minutes max, though if you reckon you're.......

.....fcked without a car, most people I saw trying to get 'em started seemed pretty fcked with one this morning! Petrol starts to take on a butter-like consistancy apparently and the other problem is that tyres can't withstand very much at these temperatures - saw four blow-outs yesterday (and one of the drivers attempting to change the wheel without gloves on - loon!)

 

Lots of layers of clothes

2 litre of Vodka (per day) and one of those really sexy russian lasses in a bear skin coat!

If that isn't possible, stay in bed!

-34 celcius! Make sure you cover your ears. If you don't they may break off if you rub them!

 

If it's a diesel car then you are fecked

Petrol should be able to stand it. The problem is your batteri to be honest!

If you've got the right clothes on and keep moving then you can stay out indefinately! If you don't keep on the move i'd give you about an hour!

 

sound advice.....

...but unfortunately have to get through the rest of the week which can't be done without leaving the flat. Though I think that the weekend could be spent with lass and vodka in bed, should keep the frost-bite at bay!

 

RE: If it's a diesel car then you are fecked

yeah, heard that diesel freezes quicker than petrol.

Even keeping on the move was hard this morning, I thought me legs were just going to stop moving on the spot.

What I really can't understand is that there's tramps existing quite happily all over the city!

 

RE: If it's a diesel car then you are fecked

Heating bills must be masseeeev

 

It's the Vodka

Pluss they have 237 layers of clothing. Have you noticed that all tramps look fat?

 

UP here we use birch wood!

I usually buy about 30 sacks a year. You only need the house warm when you are in. It takes about 30 minutes to warm the main living up when back from work. Also, the houses are built of wood. They hold onto heat much better than asy brick house.

Touch the inside walls of a house in England and they a ice cold, over here they are warm!

 

RE: hehehe! tried, tested and even......

When it's really cold I think you have to give up on the sartorial elegance and just wear a woolly hat....who cares if you look like "a complete lovely person" with one on, have a look around you....they'll all be wearing them, just try and keep warm and don't give a damn what it looks like.

 

Yeh but, plan a head

You can look stylish even though you look a complete lovely person!

 

-34?, positively balmy

It was -45 last time I was in Banff skiing, then some for wind chill.</p>

My black cat is blacker than yours.</p>

Stay indoors, drink vodka for a week.</p>

 

Plan a head

What sort of head do you plan to get?

A better looking one (should be easy that) or mebbies one with a few brain cells inside (best see Donny Boy there then - he has an under used one). One with hair on for a change perhaps or then again, as a slight change from your current head, one that has both eyes pointing in the same direction.

 

Don't listen to him...

... he never ventures outside his 'dacha' except to collect raindeer **** to keep his fire going. Even then he wears a water heated blobulent suit and a woolly willie warmer (Size small - TK Max 10 Krona).
And as for drinking vodka! Hah! Brandy and Babycham more like, and then just the one. Otherwise he goes all giddy and giggly and starts pulling funny faces.

 

Made the news here ......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4626862.stm

 

What's a raindeer?

Is it like raining cats and dogs?

 

You never went skiing in minus 45

Not a chance in hell!